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    Quote Originally Posted by dannymax View Post
    Jeez, sorry you had to go thru this!
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    Thinking back, I also had a hydroplaning experience on a 2-wheeler....but on a cow manure/mud/water combination! We had a 2 week stretch of hard rain and one of the farmers along my route to work couldn't haul the manure down his field access road due to the mud, so he had to go on the main road for 100 yds or so. I'm on my way home one afternoon, it's pouring rain as usual and all of a sudden I'm in this 100 yd stretch of the greasy-est, nasty-est glop I ever saw....there was almost no traction the bike pretty much did what it wanted but somehow stayed upright thru the whole mess....I was extremely lucky!

    I was sure I was going down and remembered thinking "the guys on the rescue truck are gonna hose me down before putting me on the stretcher."
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    Quote Originally Posted by radismukes View Post
    Thanks, glad you made it to a dry bed of hay! It reminds us all not to over ride our abilities or the weather!
    And that reminds me. Was at a rally campground at Johnson City TX with my 1982 Silver Wing GL500 Interstate. It rained overnight and “they” decided to put HAY over a squishy spot. I started to gingerly cross that mess and WHOA!, you talk about side-to-side fish-tailing! Sure thought I was going down. Held it and got across - but as they say the pucker factor was off the scale. A lady behind me on her Silver Wing didn’t make it - went down, busted off a mirror, cracked some plastic.... absolutely killed her pride. In fact, she got out of motorcycling after that.
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    Reminds me of hitting black ice on the way to work in Mn in early March

    I was on a new 92 FLHS and entering an on ramp. I hit the black ice, it slid me round, I came out of the spin in the right direction. Good thing I had a clean uniform waiting for me at the shop I needed it
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    A few short years ago, "Wife Unit" and I were at a buddy's visiting when a big and very dark rain cloud was spotted way off aways. We decided to head for home, and within a few miles we had put rain gear on. Came into Staunton on 250 from the west side, rode through town to avoid higher speeds on bypass and to be nearer cover if needed. We got some hot chocolate and afterwards, rain cloudburst had all bu ended, so we started south on Greenville Ave. running maybe 35. little dip under bypass overhead, water running across road, I gently applied throttle as we started out of dip.

    Suddenly, revs climbed and rear of trike on near new tires, slipped to the right … "Wife Unit" tensed up, I let off and soon trike was straight again, and we pulled over a half mile later at Co-op and gassed up and killed another 15 minutes. No more insidences.

    Trikes have a very low weight per square inch pressure on rear "wider car tires" patch.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CrystalPistol View Post
    A few short years ago, "Wife Unit" and I were at a buddy's visiting when a big and very dark rain cloud was spotted way off aways. We decided to head for home, and within a few miles we had put rain gear on. Came into Staunton on 250 from the west side, rode through town to avoid higher speeds on bypass and to be nearer cover if needed. We got some hot chocolate and afterwards, rain cloudburst had all bu ended, so we started south on Greenville Ave. running maybe 35. little dip under bypass overhead, water running across road, I gently applied throttle as we started out of dip.

    Suddenly, revs climbed and rear of trike on near new tires, slipped to the right … "Wife Unit" tensed up, I let off and soon trike was straight again, and we pulled over a half mile later at Co-op and gassed up and killed another 15 minutes. No more insidences.

    Trikes have a very low weight per square inch pressure on rear "wider car tires" patch.
    Oiy! Only 35mph......man I was going nearly twice that! Really lucky to get it straightened out! Not even going to chance it the next time, if I can't find a hiding place I'll just stand there in the rain!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jack Klarich View Post
    Reminds me of hitting black ice on the way to work in Mn in early March

    I was on a new 92 FLHS and entering an on ramp. I hit the black ice, it slid me round, I came out of the spin in the right direction. Good thing I had a clean uniform waiting for me at the shop I needed it
    Just like black ice Jack with one exception....the tire hissing stops when you hit black ice telling you the road moisture is now solid!! You know what's about to happen and all you can do is wait for it
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    Default I laugh at black ice... HA

    Hahaha.Black ice on a trike?Piece o cake.REMOVE power to drive wheels.On/off ramps,elevated grades,bridges all ice over first.Rain,snow,drizzle,freezing fog.Black ice forms at 37 degrees-get off the road.Tie a shoelace to your mirror. If it starts to ice up find a safe haven.You don't know what fun is till your trailer starts to pass you-the only way to get out of a jackknife is to speed up- get your tractor ahead of your trailer.Road conditions may not allow you that luxury."Sin Loi".

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    Default Hydroplaning Fix!

    Hi guys, I know this is an old thread, but what I have to say is timeless on this matter. You see, I put up with serious hydroplaning for years on my trikes and had tried so many different brands of tires with no improvement that I had simply resigned myself to the notion that hydroplaning was simply an anomaly one had to deal with in using tires made for a car on such lightweight vehicle.

    Long story short, a friend insisted on purchasing a set of tires for me as I was doing some work for him. He wouldn't take no for an answer. He purchased Goodyear Eagle RS all weather radials. These tires cost more than twice what I usually paid for a set.

    Let me tell you they were worth twice that in comparison! I could not get those things to slip! Ever!

    I will add that I ride like very aggressive. Granted it has been many years since then, I had near 15 years of trike riding as my sole transportation. This tip is one that comes from experience. I will use nothing but Goodyear all weather radials on the rear of any trike from here out. This I can not emphasize enough. Goof luck to you all and keep the rubber side down!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Old Road Dog View Post
    Hahaha.Black ice on a trike?Piece o cake.REMOVE power to drive wheels.On/off ramps,elevated grades,bridges all ice over first.Rain,snow,drizzle,freezing fog.Black ice forms at 37 degrees-get off the road.Tie a shoelace to your mirror. If it starts to ice up find a safe haven.You don't know what fun is till your trailer starts to pass you-the only way to get out of a jackknife is to speed up- get your tractor ahead of your trailer.Road conditions may not allow you that luxury."Sin Loi".
    37 deg...! Damn, I always thought 32 deg. That right there is a life saving piece of information...thanks Michael (ORD)!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by dannymax View Post
    Got caught in a wicked bad rain storm in southern Dutchess County yesterday and with no place to hide I had to ride it out. The combination of running too fast (trying to get back to the stable) and the road becoming a river caused the bike to get up on top of the water a couple times....very unsettling feeling and slammed home the fact that I'd better slow down or I may not get back to the stable at all!

    Just somethin' to keep in mind.
    I'd be willing to bet better tread design on the trike tires would go a long way toward

    a more stable ride on rainy roads.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dante221 View Post
    I'd be willing to bet better tread design on the trike tires would go a long way toward

    a more stable ride on rainy roads.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SmartAceWoLf View Post
    Hi guys, I know this is an old thread, but what I have to say is timeless on this matter. You see, I put up with serious hydroplaning for years on my trikes and had tried so many different brands of tires with no improvement that I had simply resigned myself to the notion that hydroplaning was simply an anomaly one had to deal with in using tires made for a car on such lightweight vehicle.

    Long story short, a friend insisted on purchasing a set of tires for me as I was doing some work for him. He wouldn't take no for an answer. He purchased Goodyear Eagle RS all weather radials. These tires cost more than twice what I usually paid for a set.

    Let me tell you they were worth twice that in comparison! I could not get those things to slip! Ever!

    I will add that I ride like very aggressive. Granted it has been many years since then, I had near 15 years of trike riding as my sole transportation. This tip is one that comes from experience. I will use nothing but Goodyear all weather radials on the rear of any trike from here out. This I can not emphasize enough. Goof luck to you all and keep the rubber side down!
    I'll be looking in to a pair of those. Is this the tire?

    https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires...SAV2&tab=Sizes
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    Quote Originally Posted by SmartAceWoLf View Post
    Hi guys, I know this is an old thread, but what I have to say is timeless on this matter. You see, I put up with serious hydroplaning for years on my trikes and had tried so many different brands of tires with no improvement that I had simply resigned myself to the notion that hydroplaning was simply an anomaly one had to deal with in using tires made for a car on such lightweight vehicle.

    Long story short, a friend insisted on purchasing a set of tires for me as I was doing some work for him. He wouldn't take no for an answer. He purchased Goodyear Eagle RS all weather radials. These tires cost more than twice what I usually paid for a set.

    Let me tell you they were worth twice that in comparison! I could not get those things to slip! Ever!

    I will add that I ride like very aggressive. Granted it has been many years since then, I had near 15 years of trike riding as my sole transportation. This tip is one that comes from experience. I will use nothing but Goodyear all weather radials on the rear of any trike from here out. This I can not emphasize enough. Goof luck to you all and keep the rubber side down!
    Definitely going to remember this when she needs a new set of sneakers! Thanks
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    Drive reasonable and some tires will help.....But remember;

    At all tires have their breaking point and will break without warning......Its just a matter of how fast you are going when you find that point, And how long a chain you'll need to get you out of the ditch ........
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    After looking again, that Goodyear tire does not show to come in the OE size for our trikes.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ridernut View Post
    I'll be looking in to a pair of those. Is this the tire?

    https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires...SAV2&tab=Sizes
    Yes that is the one. And one hell of a good price on them too!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ridernut View Post
    After looking again, that Goodyear tire does not show to come in the OE size for our trikes.
    What size would that be?

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    Quote Originally Posted by SmartAceWoLf View Post
    What size would that be?
    On HD's 2 factory trikes, they use a 205/65R15 Dunlop Signature II tire.
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